A Rankin County jury in Mississippi is scheduled to start deliberations in the murder trial of a 15-year-old, who was 14 when she allegedly killed her mother and injured her stepfather. Carly Gregg is accused of killing her mother, Ashley Smylie, 40, during a March 19 shooting inside their Brandon home. She’s also accused of …
A Long Island man pleaded guilty this week to fatally stabbing his wife in their backyard, even as their teenage son tried to save her life. Ryszard Murawski, 45, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the stabbing death of 38-year-old Wioleta Murawski in January, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Court documents …
Donna Aldeson, accused in the 2014 Florida murder-for-hire of her son-in-law, had her trial delayed on the first day of jury selection after her lead attorney withdrew due to conflicts of interest. Following lawyer Dan Rashbaum’s withdrawal in Tuesday, Judge Stephen Everett continued the trial and dismissed the prospective jurors. I am not happy,” Everett …
Court officials have canceled a Tuesday plea hearing for a Georgia man accused of murdering his wife, who was found decapitated more than 25 years ago. According to AJC, Fulton County Superior Court had planned a morning hearing for Christopher Wolfenbarger, but records show it has not been rescheduled. Wolfenbarger is accused of murdering his wife, …
A trial date for the husband of missing Virginia woman Mamet Byatt has been set for December 9 in Prince William County. Naresh Bhatt has been jailed without bond since his August 22 arrest. His attorney waived a grand jury hearing this month to speed up the trial process. His wife, Mamt Bhatt, 28, has been …
An Indiana father was found guilty last week of neglect after his 6-month-old son was found with more than 50 rat bites all over his body last year. A jury found 32-year-old David Schonabaum guilty on three counts of neglect of a dependent, WFIE reported. Schonbaum, his wife Angel Schonbaum, and Angel Schonabaum’s sister, Delaina …
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Thursday where next year’s University of Idaho murder trial will take place, in addition to appointing a new judge to the case. According to the Idaho Statesman, the state justices said Bryan Kohnberger’s trial — and all legal proceedings pertaining to it — will be held at the Ada …
A federal judge in Florida ruled on Monday there is “ample evidence” to keep a 36-year-old man — charged with kidnapping and possibly killing his wife in Spain — behind bars. David Knezevich pleaded not guilty to the crime in June after he was arrested when he returned to Florida from his native Serbia — …
A judge has agreed to move the trial of accused murderer Bryan Kohberger to a different location, where he will face charges of killing four University of Idaho students. In a Friday ruling, Idaho Second District Judge John C. Judge said there were concerns about media attention and public comments that could jeopardize Kohberger’s chance …
A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children last December and then fleeing to the United Kingdom was in court in London this week fighting extradition. Kimberlee Sangler’s attorney argued against extradition, saying that the mandatory sentence in Colorado of life without parole violated a European human rights law that prohibits “inhuman or …
An Indiana judge has ruled to restrict how accused Delphi killer Richard Allen’s defense team can present their case to the jury during his trial. In a 136-page memorandum, Richard Allen’s defense claimed in September 2023 that followers of the pre-Christian Norse religion of Odin killed teens, Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, on …
